Following the award-winning
success of the first Motswakotape in 2009 that featured Motswako heavy-weights,
DJ Lemonka is on the brink of
releasing his second mixtape – Motswakotape
2. Unlike the first Motswakotape that went on to win Hype Magazine’s Best Mixtape award without having had a video,
Lemonka has stepped up his game with a series of videos; the first being a song
titled: “I’m A king” that features SpaceMunna (a long-standing Hip Hop
stalwart) and the talented P.O from
the eclectic Jazz band - Kwani Experience.
“Motswako” is a
SeTswana/SeSotho/SePedi word that means “mixture”,
and has been used to describe Hip Hop rhymes that infuse African languages with
English. “I’m A King” is the first single from Motswakotape 2, and was inspired
by the traditional sounds of the Pedi
culture. SpaceMunna, who raps and produced the track also got his mother to do additional vocals on the
song.
The video was shot in Limpopo and Gauteng, and is a 3rd
Element Entertainment production, in conjunction with Munna Music. It sees P.O, SpaceMunna and Lemonka embarking on a
journey together through the two provinces.
Lemonka has expressed his
excitement at the release of the song and video and says: “I want to do things
right, this time. I learned a lot with my first mixtape that featured a song in
the Hollywood blockbuster “District 9”,
WITHOUT a video!”
The “I’m A King” video and song
is set to be released in the next few days.
